what's in your favorite salad?

[ilovespinach]

My fav at the mo is

mixed leaves
toms
sweetcorn
chesnut mushroom
feta
advocado
paprika

babyleaf spinach
cherry tomatoes
very thinly sliced cucumber
very thinly sliced yellow pepper
avocado
toasted pine nuts
a good balsamic-ey dressing

sounds yummy

Feta, definitely, mixed leaves, not too heavy on the tomato,green olives, sliced red onions and a bowl of hummus (sp??) and warm pitta on the side...

Smoked bacon, avocado, field mushrooms (either raw or fried with garlic), tomatoes, baby spinach leaves, finely sliced red onion, slivers of strong cheddar or parmesan.

Oh, and no dressing.

a tin of mixed beans
spinach type leaves
tomato
cucumber
olive oil and lemon
feta cheese

also

a ceaser salad with avocado, tomato and cucumber

Avo, mozz, parma ham, figs when available, green stuff, dressing made with honey, oil, dijon mustard, vinegar. Oh, and sometimes some walnuts. Or maybe blue cheese instead of mozz.

fresh broad beans
rocket, spinach, watercress
baby plum tomatoes
pumpkin seeds
sunflower seeds
mange tout
red and yellow peppers
EV olive oil, lime juice

Mmmmm...
Lettuce / rocket
Cherry tomatoes
Mixed seeds
avocado
mozzerella
cooked cold baby new potatoes
hardboiled eggs
balsamic vinegar
pepper

im a very plain salad girl

but

lettuce, grated carrot, tom, cucumber, onions

then add eggs, tuna. cheese, ham

and smooter with heinz sc light

I am enjoying chopped salad at the moment. All the following ingredients are all chopped up small and then dressed with olive oil and balsamic vinegar:

2 little gem lettuces
half a red onion
kalamata olives
1 fresh red chilli
two large handfuls of cherry toms
a large handful of basil leaves

Before my chopped salad phase I was enjoying a bag of mixed leaves and herbs with cherry toms, cucumber, feta cheese, marinated artichoke hearts and toasted pine nuts.

They all sound yummie!
Speaking of artichokes, I love thinly cut fresh artichokes dressed with salt, pepper, sesame seeds, olive oil and parmesan (disclaimer: fresh artichokes are easy to find here in italy and cheaper than in the UK)

and lemon juice

Some of these ideas sound yummy - thanks for this thread ilovespinach!

grilled hallomi , spinach, broccoli, sugar snaps and avocado

or baby plum toms, mozzarella, olive oil & loads of fresh basil

all sound great - I have to add toasted pine nuts and a salad is perfection for me!

lettuce
red onion
water chestnuts
baby peas
boiled egg
parmeson cheese
heinz salad cream

yummmm

What about tasty salad dressing that are not too high in calories?

I made a Caesar salad dressing last week which was delicious by high in calories.

My favourite from being a child is potato salad - just diced spuds, chives, black pepper (lots) and salad cream. Sounds awful doesn't it, but if I had to choose my last meal on earth, that would be one of the items on the menu!

I tell you one that is really nice is avocado, mango and beansprouts with fresh limes squeezed over. Om nom nom.

Spokette, just whisk EV olive oil (one table spoon) with lemon juice, some pepper and a bit of salt.

goats cheese
little toms
red onion
leaves of some descrition

I have three absolute faves:

First is a really good Greek salad
Second is rocket, red onion, a decent balsamic and shaved parmesan - to this you can add things like roasted asparagus or glazed shallots etc if wished.
Third is fatoush - pitta bread salad - scrummy.